FCEF Appoints Interim Executive Director and Committee Chairs
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF), a newly formed, nonprofit organization dedicated to the recruitment, scholarship, placement, and retention of professional floorcovering installers, has unanimously appointed Steve Abernathy as interim executive director. Abernathy, the Chief Financial Officer of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) assumed this additional role on January 1, 2020.
FCEF exists to lead a collaborative network of industry and educational partners aligned to create an industry-wide permanent solution to solve the installation crisis. As a driving force in the initiative, the World Floor Covering Association launched the “We are Part of the Solution” campaign, committed an initial seed-funding donation of $1.0M, and is inspiring action and donations by others who are in the flooring industry.